The Chicken, the Egg … the Clapper

Okay, so here’s where I always get labeled a kook by those who are really really big time smart, but …

Astronomers have used a unique process to determine that a star in our galaxy is nearly as old as the universe itself.

Pray tell, how old is the universe?

The star is 13.2 billion years old, while the universe dates back 13.7 billion years, according to the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO).

Which brings up the question, at least in my mind: What preceded the universe?

The organisation said “this star very clearly formed very early in the life of our own galaxy,” which is believed to itself have formed soon after the Big Bang.

Ah, yes. Which begs the question: “If a universe is born of a big ol’ bang, and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make any noise?”

The story.

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